Exhibition - Sunshine, Soca & Spice - 50 Years of Preston Caribbean Carnival

Dates: 18 Nov 2024 - 29 May 2025

Location: Lancashire Archives - Bow Lane - Preston

For the past five decades Preston has annually hosted the Caribbean Carnival around spring/summer time. It’s a wonderful parade of colour, fashion and music as locals celebrate the rich diversity of Caribbean culture Preston has to offer.

Take a look at this one minute film which captures the 50th anniversary celebrations - 

Since Monday 18th November 2024 – Lancashire Archives – Bow Lane – Preston has been staging an exhibition which collects all the past and recent carnivals into one colourful display.

‘Exhibition – Sunshine, Soca & Spice – 50 Years of Preston Caribbean Carnival’ – will run until Friday 30th May 2025. With costumes on loan from Preston Caribbean Carnival, this exhibition is an explosion of colour and a celebration of the contribution this cherished  vibrant carnival is to the cultural landscape of Preston and Lancashire since 1974.

The exhibition is free to attend with visiting hours Monday – Friday – 9.30am – 5pm.

Let some Caribbean sunshine into your life by visiting Lancashire Archives and Local History to help us celebrate 50 years of the Preston Caribbean Carnival.

^Alex Ashworth CCG Art Blogger